Deputy Head of Midwifery

NHS; Barnard Castle; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Deputy or Head of Midwifery to join their team in North East England. This pivotal role will enhance the leadership of maternity care services, ensuring high standards and effective management. Supported by a dedicated team, the successful candidate will promote professional development and oversee quality assurance across the maternity service.

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing a midwifery team.
• Demonstrated ability to meet operational targets.
• Strong commitment to high standards of clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Support operational management of maternity services.
• Manage performance targets and resource management.
• Lead matrons and specialist midwives.

Skills

Professional midwifery leadership

Operational management

Clinical care standards

Performance management

Education

Registered Midwife

Relevant additional qualifications

Job description

Job summary

County Durham and Darlington are in the exciting position to recruit a Deputy or Head of Midwifery. This role will complement the existing senior perinatal leadership team, and together we will lead, manage, support, and drive high standards of maternity care.

The service has built on the maternity standards of care provided to our local women, birthing people, and their families. We deliver care with a fully established midwifery workforce, a developing midwifery support worker team, and enthusiastic medical colleagues.

The team works within a perinatal model of care. Recent achievements include the successful launch of BSOTs across both acute sites.

This is a great opportunity to be supported in your career development.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Head of Midwifery is key to supporting the operational management of maternity services, reporting to the Head of Midwifery and professionally to the Director of Midwifery.

The post holder will be an enthusiastic, motivated, visible professional midwifery leader, supporting the Head of Midwifery, Matrons, and Clinical Leads to deliver high standards of clinical care.

They will support, embed, and manage performance targets, including operational targets such as effective rostering, recruitment, retention, resource management, and ensuring high standards of clinical care through regular service assurance and clinical audits.

The Deputy Head of Midwifery will directly manage the matrons and specialist midwives.

About us

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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated as essential in the person specification to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites: Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We also have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals across several locations, including Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield, and Weardale, as well as in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and BAME candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented.

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From April 9th, 2025, healthcare assistants must have a minimum of two years of NHS experience as a HCA for the Trust to consider sponsorship, and must have a current visa expiring within three months.